Take a Moment to Watch Rihanna Teach Math to Kids in Malawi

Earlier this year, Rihanna paid a visit to the southeastern African nation of Malawi on behalf of her Clara Lionel Foundation and as Global Ambassador for the Global Partnership for Education. During her trip, the singer learned about one of the many challenges Malawi currently faces: bringing education to impoverished elementary-aged children. As shown in a recap of Rihanna's visit provided by Global Citizen this week, one teacher is typically responsible for teaching some 100 students in cramped and poorly built classrooms. Most are expected to drop out due to poverty, with a small percentage of students advancing to complete secondary school.

"It's such a pity that they have to drop out, because they are so smart," RiRi says in the clip, which includes a sweet moment of her teaching math to a group of kids. "Everybody's learning together and learning at the same pace it seems. It's sad that has to end for some of them because they could probably do so much if they had the resources to continue and complete."

The video includes another bright spot: Rihanna talking about the power of music in the classroom. “That’s like my favorite thing because kids, they adopt melody really, really quickly. And so if you can use that as a learning tool, I think that’s the most brilliant, brilliant thing," she says.

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Rihanna’s trip was part of a global effort to convince world leaders to raise $3.1 billion for the Global Partnership for Education to bring quality education to more than 870 million deserving kids around the world.

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